Cisco Systems Cisco 815 Perform Initial Configuration, Verifying the Hardware Configuration

Note Because Cisco SDM is installed on your router by default, we recommend using Cisco SDM to perform the initial configuration.

See the “Configure the Router Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager” section on page 19 to learn how to configure your router using Cisco SDM, or how to obtain Cisco SDM and install it on your router.

Note If you do not have Cisco SDM on your router, and would like to use Cisco SDM, go to the following location for instructions on how to install it on your Cisco 815 series router:

http://www.cisco.com/go/sdm

If you see the following messages, the router has booted and is ready for initial configuration using the setup command facility or the command-line interface (CLI):

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.

Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.

Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:

To use the setup command facility and use the CLI to configure the router, see the “Setting Up the Initial Configuration Using the Setup Command Facility” and “Setting Up the Initial Configuration Using the Setup Command Facility” sections.

If the rommon 1> prompt appears, your system has booted in ROM monitor mode.

Verifying the Hardware Configuration

To display and verify the hardware features, enter the show version command. This command displays the system hardware version; the installed software version; the names and sources of configuration files; the boot images; and the amount of installed DRAM, NVRAM, and flash memory.

9Perform Initial Configuration

This section provides the procedures for performing the initial configuration of your Cisco 815 integrated services router.

Configure the Router Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (Cisco SDM) is a web-based configuration tool that allows you to configure LAN and WAN interfaces, routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), firewalls, VPNs, and other features on your router. If Cisco SDM is installed on your router, configure the router by following the instructions in the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager Quick Start Guide. If this document was not shipped with your router, you can obtain Cisco SDM and instructions for installing it on your router from the following location:

http://www.cisco.com/go/sdm

Note To obtain the Cisco SDM release notes, and other Cisco SDM documentation, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/sdm and click the Technical Documentation link.

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